Do you love a tomato fight? Come to Spain and enjoy its famous tomato festival, La Tomatina. The Spanish love to eat tomatoes. Tomato sauce is served on the side with fried eggs, chicken, meat and omelets at most Spanish dinner table.
There was a parade in Bunol on the last Wednesday of August of 1945 when a fight broke out between some young men. Taking advantage of the nearby fruit and vegetable stall（货摊）, they threw tomatoes at each other. The following year the young people brought tomatoes with them to the parade and started a tomato fight again. Each year the fight continued, and in fact, since 1980 the city government has provided the tomatoes.
Today, La Tomatina is celebrated on the last Wednesday in August in the small town of Bunol in eastern Spain. The festival starts at 11:00 am with the sound of a cannon（大炮）shot being fired and ends one hour later. Last year 40,000 people took part in throwing over 100 tons of tomatoes in the streets and this year even more are expected.
During the tomato fight, you must not bring bottles or other kinds of objects which could cause an accident. You must not tear or throw T-shirts. The tomatoes must be squashed（压烂）before throwing them to avoid hurting people. You must be careful of any lorry (truck or van). When you hear the second shot, you must stop throwing tomatoes. When the fight is over, everyone then sets off to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun！
